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Correlation between functional classification, gender and motor skills of wheelchair handball players

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship from motor skills of wheelchair team handball players with gender and functional classification. Participated in the study sample 47 wheelchair team handball athletes (36 men and 11 women). The study is characterized as a cross-sectional study and the participants were evaluated performing the tests from Costa e Silva (2011) battery. The results showed no significant correlations between the variables, so we concluded that gender and functional classification do not influence the motor skills of wheelchair team handball players.

KEYWORDS
Sports for persons with disabilities; Motor skills; Special education; Handball

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